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U.S. delivers 2.7 mln COVID vaccine doses for kids under five; but Tennesee Republican leaders urge delay

Wed, 2022-06-22 17:02 — mike kraft

U.S. delivers 2.7 mln COVID vaccine doses for kids under five to administration sites The United States has delivered about 2.7 million doses of COVID vaccines for children below five years to administration centres while another one million shots will reach the sites soon, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Biden: elected officials ‘shouldn’t get in the way’ of kids’ COVID-19 vaccinations

Tue, 2022-06-21 19:03 — mike kraft

Biden: elected officials ‘shouldn’t get in the way’ of kids’ COVID-19 vaccinations President Biden on Tuesday took an apparent swipe at Florida Gov.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reaffirms he is not going to order vaccines for kids for state health departments

Tue, 2022-06-21 09:15 — mike kraft

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: ‘We are not going to order’ vaccines for kids for state health departments ORLANDO, Fla. — Amid backlash from political rivals, medical professionals and senior federal government officials alike, Gov. Rick DeSantis on Monday morning reaffirmed his decision not to preorder newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines or offer them at state health departments. “We are not going to have any programs where we’re trying to jab 6-month-old babies with mRNA,” he said during a news ... YahooNews

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Central Florida flu cases are rising alongside COVID-19

Wed, 2022-05-18 09:54 — mike kraft

Flu in May? In Central Florida, cases are rising alongside COVID-19 Central Florida is seeing a late-season spike. The flu season typically runs from October to May, according to the Florida Department of Health. Orlando Sentinel

... Flu cases are increasing in most of the state, including Central Florida, at a time when they’re normally winding down.

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Florida COVID cases increase by nearly 33,000, highest weekly jump in 2 months

Mon, 2022-05-09 10:42 — mike kraft

Florida adds 32,981 COVID cases, highest weekly jump in 2 months The COVID-19 pandemic by the numbers in Florida covering the period of April 30 - May 6: Tampa Bay Times

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North Carolina state employees getting extra day off for booster shot

Thu, 2022-05-05 10:50 — mike kraft

NC state employees getting extra day off for booster shot RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state employees will get an extra day of vacation for receiving a COVID-19 booster, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday as state government uses a new incentive to increase vaccination rates. AP NEWS

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Florida behind in testing wastewater to track covid; meanwhile cases rise in South Florida

Thu, 2022-05-05 10:38 — mike kraft

Tracking COVID in wastewater is the future — but not in Florida Flushing the toilet can help scientists track surges of COVID-19. But Florida is behind other states in utilizing the technology. Tampa Bay Times

As COVID-19 testing continues to recede in Florida, it is far behind other states in tracking the virus with promising technology that relies on wastewater.

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Florida lost 70,000 people to Covid. It’s still not prepared for the next wave, faces hospital staff shortages.

Mon, 2022-05-02 09:14 — mike kraft

Florida lost 70,000 people to Covid. It’s still not prepared for the next wave. A report by the Florida Hospital Association estimates 70 percent of Florida hospitals are facing a critical staffing shortage, and the state will be short 60,000 nurses by 2035. POLITICO

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Florida closing its COVID sites, but Miami-Dade will use federal money to keep free tests, vaccines open

Wed, 2022-04-06 12:26 — mike kraft

Florida closing its COVID sites, but Miami-Dade will keep free tests, vaccines open As Florida closes all of its COVID-19 mass public testing, vaccination and treatment sites due to a lack of federal funding, Miami-Dade will continue to offer tests and vaccines free of charge at more than two dozen sites around the county using a different national resource: the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Miami Herald

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Covid cases increase in some U.S. states

Mon, 2022-04-04 10:13 — mike kraft

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/04/world/covid-19-mandates-cases-vaccine#some-states-in-the-us-are-seeing-new-cases-increase

Some U.S. states see new covid cases increase.

Across the United States, officials have dropped mask mandates and are closing mass vaccine and testing sites as new coronavirus cases have fallen nationally to about 27,000 a day on average. But several states — mostly in the Northeast — have had some increases in case numbers over the past two weeks, according to a New York Times database

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